Shin Yu-bin and Lim Jong-hoon, Chances of Meeting China in Paris

Shin Yu-bin and Lim Jong-hoon, Chances of Meeting China in Paris↑… 2nd seed given to Japan

Shin Yu-bin (Korean Air) and Lim Jong-hoon (Korea Exchange) lost the '2nd seed', which is advantageous for winning a table tennis medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, to Japan.

Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto-Hina Hayata (3rd) pair defeated Hong Kong's Wong Chun-ting-Du Hoi Kem (4th) 3-1 (11-3 11-8 9-11 11-8) in the mixed doubles final of the World Table Tennis (WTT) Star Contender Bangkok held in Bangkok, Thailand on the 7th.

With this, the Harimoto-Hayata pair will rise one place in the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) rankings to be announced next week, surpassing the current second-place Lim Jong-hoon-Shin Yu-bin pair. 바카라사이트

Currently, the Harimoto-Hayata pair has 3,900 ranking points, 210 points behind the Lim Jong-hoon-Shin Yu-bin pair (4,110 points), but with this win, they will earn 600 ranking points and take second place.

If the Lim Jong-hoon-Shin Yu-bin pair had only made it to the semifinals of this tournament, they would have maintained their second place regardless of whether the Harimoto-Hayata pair won or not.

However, in the quarterfinals held on the 5th, they lost 2-3 to Thailand's Padasak Tanviriyavechakul-Suthasini Sawethabut, leaving them in a situation where they have to wait and see whether Harimoto-Hayata will win.

The results of this Bangkok tournament are important because the seeding for the Paris Olympics will be determined based on the rankings announced next week.

The seeding is determined based on the ITTF rankings, and the top seed has been confirmed to be the Chinese Wang Chuqin-Sun Yingsha pair, who are firmly holding on to the top ranking.

If they receive the 2nd seed, they will be given a matchup that is advantageous for winning a medal, as they will not face China until the semifinals.

The Lim Jong-hoon-Shin Yu-bin pair will receive the 3rd seed, so if they survive until the semifinals in Paris, they will likely face China.

In Olympic table tennis, bronze medals are not awarded to the losing team in the semifinals, but rather a bronze medal match.

When we meet China will inevitably have a huge impact on the medal race.

The draw for the Paris Olympic table tennis matches will be held on the 24th, two days before the opening of the competition.

Meanwhile, among the Olympic national team players who participated in this competition, the pair of Jeon Ji-hee (Mirae Asset Securities) and Shin Yu-bin took second place in the women's doubles, and the pair of Jang Woo-jin and Jo Dae-sung (Samsung Life Insurance) advanced to the semifinals in the men's doubles.

In the women's singles, Shin Yu-bin and Jeon Ji-hee advanced to the semifinals and quarterfinals, respectively, and in the men's singles, Lim Jong-hoon achieved the quarterfinals.